Wall supported rotatably mounted dispenser having an apertured base through which a brush operated means is accessible



May 29, 1951 B. WAN DEL 2,555,100 WALL SUPPORTED ROTATABLY MOUNTED DISPENSER HAVING AN APERTURED BASE THROUGH WHICH A BRUSH OPERATED MEANS 1s ACCESSIBLE Filed Oct. 25, 1948 Patented May 29, 1951 WALL SUPPORTED ROTATABLY MOUNTED DISPENSER HAVING AN APERTURED BASE THROUGH WHICH A BRUSH OPERATED MEANS IS ACCESSIBLE Bronislaw Wandel, Boston, Mass.

Application October 23, 1948, Serial No. 56,157

This invention relates to dispensers for powder, particularly tooth powder, and its primary object is to provide an improved dispenser of the class shown and described in my Patent No. 1,989,575, granted January 29, 1935.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved housing or container by which both the supply of powder and the valve mechanism of the device are inclosed so that wastage or dissipation of the powder is prevented.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved valve mechanism operable manually by means of a tooth brush to effect the delivery of tooth powder on to the latter. To these ends I have provided an improved dispenser for tooth powder which, in the preferred embodiment thereof, may be constructed and operate as set forth in the following description, the several features of the invention being particularly pointed out and defined in the claim at the close of the description.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved dispenser.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged plan view of the partition hereinafter described.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

The container or housin of the illustrated embodiment of my invention comprises an interiorly and exteriorly cylindrical tubular body ill that is provided interiorly with a tubular abutment annulus ll fixedly connected with the tubular body ill by means of cement or otherwise; a cup-shaped base member l2 within which the lower end portion of body is removably and adjustably fitted telescopically, said lower end portion being made with a gateway l3 normally in register with a gateway l4 provided in the upstanding side wall of base member i2; a, tubular abutment segment l5 snugly but removably fitted within the lower end portion of body [0 with the gap or passageway between the opposite ends thereof normally in register with the gateway it of body it; a circular closure disk I6 snugly but removably fitted into the lower end of body it against the bottom of segment I5, and a cup-shaped cap ll telescopically and removably fitted upon the upper end of body l0.

It will be clear that by rotating body In relatively to base member 92 the two passageways l3 and i i may be disposed in register, as shown, to permit the passage therethrough of the head or bristle end of a toothbrush, or said passageways 1 Claim. (Cl. 222-427) plate 20 made with a row of three apertures 2| similarly spaced apart. The valve plate 2|] is slidably supported in position against the bottom side or face of partition I8 for back and forth movement on a path parallel with the row of apertures 19 by a plurality of lugs 22 which are integral parts of the partition.

At its one end the slide-valve 20 is made with a depending leg or wall 23 to which one end of a coiled sprin 24 is soldered or otherwise fastened, the opposite end of said spring abutting segment The apertures l9 and 2| are permanently alined in the same vertical plane with the passageway i3 and the depending leg or wall 23 is provided at its lower end with a horizontal brush-supporting trough-shaped shelf 25 disposed directly below the apertures and also alined with the passageway IS.

The spring 24 is installed under some initial compression and therefore serves to hold the valve-slide 20 normally at the limit of its movement toward the passageway [3 with said valveslide occupying its closed position. This limit is determined by the engagement of two upstanding lugs 26 on the slide-valve with the side walls of two of the outlet apertures is through which they extend. Movement of the valve-slide in the opposite direction is limited by the engagement of the lugs 26 with the opposite sides of said two outlet apertures and with the valveslide in this position its apertures are in register with the outlet apertures of the partition.

A supply of tooth powder is accommodated within the chamber that is above the partition l8 and when the valve-plate is shifted into its open position a limited amount of the powder falls through the registered apertures or the partition and valve-slide. In order to ensurethis delivery an agitator 21 is provided immediately above partition is consisting of a wire coil whose opposite ends are soldered or otherwise fastened to the pair of lugs 26.

The device is utilized to deposit a limited amount of tooth powder upon the bristles of a toothbrush merely by passing the bristleequipped end of the brush through the passageways or gateways l3 and M with the bristles uppermost and shoving the same against the leg or wall 23 so as to shift the slide-valve into its open position. During this movement of the slide-valve the agitator coil ,2 cuts its way through .the powder that is immediately above partition l8 thereby ensuring passage of some of the same through the outlets of the partition as said outlets are opened by the slide-valve. Any overflow powder falling or spilled on to the 010- sure disk H; of the valve phamber ,may 1b e sa lvaged by withdrawin the body In from the base member [2, removing closure disk I6 and transferring the powder to the upper chamber pfibody ll] after removal of cap [1.

The cup-shaped base member is provided with a fiat bottom surface so that the {device :is adapted to stand uprightupon a shelf or the like. .01.. the side o the .cupeshape base 12 ma he v1. 1. 41 u on the ide the eo that is di metrically opposite the passageway 14 with a flat ..$llrface to at against a wal 23 to which it mayb Sta tened by two crews vZ9 shown in Rig. ,3 of the draw n s s d s rews o cup holes f rm d in 51. 5 l

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A powder di pen e of t a class comp ising a tu ula ex erior y cy indrical body membe made adjacent toitslower end and atone side vthereof with apa a wayior the .end of a tooth brush; a horizontal partition fixed in position within ,said body member above said passageway so as :30 provide a-chamber above the same for holding a supply of powder and a chamber below the same for holding valve mechanism, said partition being made with outlet apertures for the contents of said upper chamber; brush-operated valve mechanism within said lower chamber for controlling said outlet apertures and by which the latter are normally maintained closed, said powder .dispenser being characterized in that a cup-shaped base member is provided into which fihe lower end of said tubular exteriorly cylindiical body v,meisnher is telescopically and rotaltively fitted, said base member being adapted to 'su-pportpaid body member; in an upright posi- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 'Number Name Date 245.;051 Be11 .Aug. '2, 1881 543,934 Hollis Aug-6, 1895 749,671 Hall .Jan. '12. I904 967fl614 Hannah Aug. 16, 1910 1942, 556 Kirk Jan. 9, 1934 1,989,575 Wandel .Jan."29, 19.35 328,564 Lightfoot et a1. Sept. 7, 51943 

